FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Bacteria, Fungi, Musca domestica and food centres.
Bacterial and fungal species associated with common filth houseflies (Musca domestica) in cafeteria and food centers in Sokoto state were investigated. A total of one thousand and fifty nine (1,059) adult houseflies were collected with the aid of clean sweep net (1 m×25 cm×45cm). The samples were mixed with distilled water in a conical flask. Samples from the conical flask were serially diluted. Isolation and identification of bacteria and fungi were done using standard techniques. The bacterial count at the various sampling sites ranged from 2.1×107 – 2.67×109 cfu/ml. The predominant bacterial species associated to the flies were Escherichia coli (16.67%), Bacillus species (50%), Citrobacter freundii (16.67%) and Moganella morgana (16.67%). The predominant fungal isolates were Aspergillus species (85.71%) and Mucor circinelloides (14.29%). Most of these isolates are potential pathogens and may pose a public health hazard to the community. There is need for routine sanitation and disinfection of food centres in Sokoto State to prevent transmission of pathogenic organisms via food by flies.
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